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Artist Statement:
The predominance of Jungle and
Borneo related works in recent
image uploads has to do with
the long period I lived on
that island and visits around
Southeast Asia. There are many
ideas I have still not
exhausted. The research and
studies I am undertaking in
Portugal for a future ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
having shown his work for the
first time in a group show at
the fortress of cascais in
1985, freitas cruz has since
taken part in countless
collective and group shows in
germany, chile, india,
portugal and brunei:
EXHIBITIONS
SELECTED COLLECTIVE & GROUP
SHOWS :
2008
december: 3 men in a boat -
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Artist Galleries:
presently none - concentrating
on studio work and a new
collection of paintings
galeria da praça, porto,
1996/1998
arcada gallery, estoril,
1990/1993
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Artist Reviews:
catalogue texts:
[*]submersion and flight -
text by portuguese artist Lima
de Freitas for the first solo
exhibition in 1987:
My forays into the realm of
"artistic teaching" - an
unfortunate description - have
been many throughout the
years; in truth no one teaches
no one, especially in the
complex and sensitive domain
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Collections:
private collectors in europe:
mostly portugal, france,
germany, switzerland, uk +
private collectors in
australia, bahrain, brunei,
hong kong, malaysia,
singapore, u.s.a.
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Commissions:
Panel [500cm x 350cm]
commissioned for the altar of
the church of our lady of
ascension in portela de santa
iria, near lisbon
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Art Events for Jose Freitas Cruz
Discover photos from art events Jose Freitas Cruz as chosen to display in their artist portfolio. These events range from the artist's studio space, gallery openings, exhibition openings to art parties and workshops. To find out more about a specific art event, simply click on one of the headlines below.
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| Opening Ceremony Brunei Art Forum:
Category: Exhibition Opening - 11 photos
The opening ceremony of the brunei Art Forum. French Ambassador's Speech; Brunei Darussalam Minister of Culture officially opening the exhibition and signing the poster; Minister of Culture viewing works.... (view photos of this event)
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| kunst im kettenwerk:
Category: Gallery Opening - 15 photos
in 1997 the kunstverein kettenwerk invited 4 artists to rework a few rooms and spaces in exchange for an exhibition, the ‘kettenwerk’ an artist-run space located in a ww2 panzer production line that somehow escaped the bombing of hamburg was the kind of venue I had always dreamt about. friends thomas boerner and genia hoffmann called me over and together with wolfgang block we painted the walls, set up a new lighting system and ... (view photos of this event)
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| the bridges of utopia:
Category: Exhibition Opening - 19 photos
tired of colour, i had decided to complete a few white paintings to clear my mind before moving in a new direction. during this process i was introduced to a gallery in lisbon which had a basement room with walls of unpolished pink marble stone - galeria 65A. when the owner found out what i was working on he asked me to consider showing them there. ... ... (view photos of this event)
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| studio portugal b4 y2k:
Category: studio Space - 12 photos
a few images of my studio at quinta da charneca where I worked between 1992 and 2000. I improvised a chörten - or stupa - with some stones I carried from a beach nearby. This was a studio and a refuge. ... (view photos of this event)
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| studio portugal OD 07:
Category: studio Space - 7 photos
In 2006 I moved in to [OD] with painters Rui Aço and Fernado Vidal. [OD] is where we carry out our individual work and organize workshops in a project Rui set up and coordinates.... (view photos of this event)
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